Chapter 160 It Has Been a Long Time

Wei Yuan slowly retracted his gaze.

In that instant, he vaguely felt someone spying on him, so he followed the karmic connection and slashed out with his sword, but he restrained his strength, so there shouldn't be any problems. The Tiannv Jue behind him pushed Wei Yuan forward.

Then there was the absent-minded, despondent young monk.

Dao Yan's mind was filled with fluctuating thoughts.

How was it possible?

He had chosen Buddhism precisely to surpass him.

Not entering Daoism, not entering Confucianism.

He intended to have a cultivation method that far surpassed that doctor.

He entered the Buddhist school, taking the Dharma name Dao Yan, using Dao as his name, Dayan Yijing.

This was naturally Yao Guangxiao's ambition to swallow the three teachings of Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism.

But now, the other party had displayed a Buddhist cultivation far surpassing his own. Dao Yan felt a slight crack forming in his Buddhist heart. It was the same feeling as when you tried your best and finally scored a ninety-plus on a subject, and then some guy said:

'Oh, I'm not very good at this subject, I didn't even review it today.'

'Oh no, I messed up the exam today.'

And then, with a *ba ji* sound, he casually scored a score that crushed you.

And finally added that he had diarrhea today and wasn't in good shape.

Please forgive me.

If he couldn't beat him, Dao Yan felt he would have already attacked.

If he didn't beat him into seventeen or eighteen different shapes, he wouldn't know why the Buddha had so many bumps on his head.

Wei Yuan, on the other hand, looked around excitedly, unable to help but lower his voice and say, "Is this the legendary神通 (shéntōng)? This is too awesome… it's even better than special effects. Wow, how many years of cultivation would it take to reach this level?"

"A'Liu, when do you think I can have such abilities?"

"One-fifth, no, one-tenth would be enough for me."

The girl in the cotton dress next to him couldn't help but laugh, also lowering her voice:

"You? You're still far from it."

"You can't even use a ten-jin sword smoothly yet."

"You're thinking too far ahead, aren't you?"

When she smiled, her eyes curved and there was a dimple at the corner of her mouth, making Wei Yuan scratch his head and say, "...Well, who knows, maybe I'll be able to develop something in the future? When that time comes, I'll be like this, *shuā shuā shuā*."

He stretched out his hand and gestured, saying, "I'll practice swordsmanship and cut away your suitors for you."

"That's the 'fallen petals in profusion' described in the books, isn't it great?"

A'Liu glared at him and said, "If you cut down the flowers, how will they bear fruit in the future?"

"What will we eat?"

"Ah, this… then, then I'll just cut them in half?"

Wei Yuan scratched his head.

The young monk silently shifted his gaze, feeling uncomfortable with the atmosphere behind him.

Wei Yuan's sword had directly damaged the formation nodes of this secret realm, so the path ahead returned to its normal trajectory. Relying on the formation and the art of wind manipulation, they quickly arrived at the deepest part of the formation.

The deeper they went, the more they could vaguely sense that kind of fear.

Wei Yuan stopped talking. He took half a step forward, blocking A'Liu.

The girl reached out and grasped his hand.

Making the youth, who was just working up his courage, feel at peace.

Wei Yuan originally intended to have the two of them stay behind, but at this moment, both he and Dao Yan sensed something. A hint of surprise appeared on their faces. Wei Yuan pondered for a moment and said, "If you want to see the innermost part, then you two can come along too."

Wei Yuan was surprised and exchanged a look with the girl beside him.

They were both young, so they had some expectations and nodded.

'At first it was very narrow, barely enough for one person to pass through. After walking a few dozen steps, it suddenly opened up.'

These were the words recorded in *The Peach Blossom Spring*. And the path they were experiencing now, even if it wasn't as good as the one described in the record, was not far off. After walking forward for a short time, the originally rugged and bizarre rocks became suddenly open and spacious. The area ahead was wide, as if a giant person was resting here.

In the deepest part, there was an ancient stone tablet.

It had patterns on it, twisting and turning like living things.

It exuded an abstruse and wondrous aura.

And the most surprising thing was that the black-robed man, who had been aggressive when he fought Dao Yan, and seemed determined to leave the young monk here, was now sitting on the ground, clutching his chest, his aura weak and listless. When he heard footsteps and turned his head to look, his expression froze and disbelief appeared on his face.

Wei Yuan slightly raised his eyes, and Dao Yan frowned.

Before the stone tablet that seemed to be the Hetu Luoshu.

A huge tiger was crouching there, emitting a low roar. A woman with her black hair tied into a golden-ringed ponytail, with a bright and generous temperament, stood there, her palm slowly pressing against the stone tablet. The patterns on it flowed continuously, as if she saw something.

And at this time, the patterns on the stone tablet slowly dimmed.

The woman in red clothes and black robe withdrew her hand.

A dazed look appeared in her eyes.

When Wei Yuan saw her, he sighed inwardly—in fact, when he knew that the Women's Kingdom planned to directly kidnap him to get married, he already had a vague premonition. After all, in the past few thousand years, through many reincarnations, only one woman wanted to tie him up and bring him to the bridal chamber.

If it wasn't for Da Yu directly carrying him away.

It was estimated that he would have had children at that time.

But if that were the case, there wouldn't be a Wei Yuan standing here.

Jue, who was pushing the wheelchair, was a little nervous.

Worried that Kua Lin would directly reveal her identity, Kua Lin was in a daze for a moment, then turned around and saw Wei Yuan, saw the black-clothed monk, looked around, and paused on Jue's face, who was disguised as an elite of the Women's Kingdom, and the corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a strange and playful smile, scaring the girl badly.

But in the end, Kua Lin did not say that Jue was disguised.

Instead, she looked at Wei Yuan sitting in the wheelchair. After a long time, she did not know what kind of unobservable turbulent waves were in her heart, unable to restrain her emotions. In the end, she just smiled slightly and said softly:

"Finally, we meet again."

"Tu Shan Yuan."

The tiger roared softly.

Wei Yuan said, "...It's been a long time indeed."

Kua Lin looked at him and smiled: "Yes, if it wasn't for that guy back then, you would have been mine long ago… after all, we even had a wedding." Wei Yuan and A'Liu were stunned and looked at the young man sitting in the wheelchair, who seemed to have extremely high cultivation. The fire of gossip was burning fiercely.

What is this? What is this?!

A strong person's hidden and obscure emotional experience?

Love, hate, and grudges from the past?

Top-level gossip!

Dao Yan sneered dismissively and came to a firm conclusion in his heart.

This is impossible!

This museum owner next to him had been wandering around alone hundreds of years ago. Marriage?

Him?

Him?

Absolutely impossible!

And Jue was hearing about this for the first time. Her eyes were dull for a moment. Seeing Kua Lin's teasing expression, she slowly lowered her head and stared at the back of Wei Yuan's neck. Wei Yuan didn't know why, but he felt a little numb on the back of his neck, and said helplessly: "I was the one who was kidnapped back then."

"What you did was at most called a bride-snatching."

At the same time.

Silently reciting the incantation of the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady's Six Ren Class in his heart, he earnestly and devoutly asked the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady, hoping to find a way to break the situation through divination.

Then he received a response.

The Land of the Nine Netherworlds.

Zhu Jiuyin drinking tea, Xing Tian with a bruised nose and swollen face, and the Kunlun God of War looking at the severed peach blossoms, with slightly raised eyebrows. Before the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady, the God of War in Chinese mythology, wisps of text appeared.

"Nine Heavens is the image of Qian Jin, its nature is firm and active. The square of Nine Heavens can be used to deploy troops and set up formations."

"Pray to the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady, the Infinite Yuan Sovereign, how to resolve this calamity?"

The Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady looked at the severed peach blossoms on the table, and after learning about the so-called marriage, she brushed her fingers and wrote in the void.

"Hooking up with three and flirting with four!"

"Ungrateful and heartless!"

"A swordsman who is fickle!"

"Hopeless!"

"Death tribulation!"

"A death tribulation within a death tribulation!"

"Irredeemable!"

"Wait for death."

Zhu Jiuyin silently drank tea.

Xing Tian pondered.

Xing Tian made a decision.

After all, he was half his disciple.

Xing Tian raised his hand.

"I said..."

The Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady glanced over coldly.

Xing Tian pulled off his head and placed it on the table.

He laughed heartily: "The weather is really good, hahahaha..."

And in the Peach Blossom Spring in the human world, Wei Yuan received the written instructions that had been modified by the *Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady's Six Ren Class* magical power. It completely conveyed all the normal meanings, fully meeting the requirements of faithfulness, expressiveness, and elegance in translation.

Wei Yuan: "..............."/

Yuan Tiangang, do you have a problem with me?

What kind of divination is this?

Finally, Dao Yan's gaze fell on the Hetu Luoshu, and a hint of complex emotion appeared in his eyes. He stepped forward and whispered: "Hetu Luoshu..." Wei Yuan finally found a way to change the subject, and said slowly: "This is..."

Kua Lin twirled the long hair around her temples, and said casually:

"After I woke up, I searched all the way here and found that he wanted to use the power of this stone tablet to completely activate this secret realm, so I took him down in advance. I don't know why, the power of this secret realm is greatly suppressed and affected, so it didn't take much effort."

"...I see."

Wei Yuan nodded.

Beside him, Dao Yan had already strode forward and pressed his hand on the stone tablet.

But for some reason, there was a faint thunderous sound in the void, and a huge giant figure emerged, revealing the strong muscles of his upper body. His voice was low and heavy, and he said slowly: "Back off!"

Dao Yan frowned slightly. Buddhist light flowed all over his body, colliding with the huge phantom.

For a moment, he was unable to move forward.

Although the evolution of the Buddhist Pure Land, coupled with the previous seven days and seven nights of attrition warfare, resulted in his current strength not being at its peak, it still shocked Dao Yan. Then he realized that this phantom was the remaining power from the entire Age of Gods secret realm.

The phantom said slowly: "I am Kua Fu. People of later generations, you are not qualified to touch the Hetu."

"Step back."

Kua Fu?!

Dao Yan's heart was shaken. Even Wei Yuan and A'Liu, who were not strong, knew of the existence of this ancient human legend. That was a living myth. And Wei Yuan finally knew why Kua Lin was able to step forward and touch the Hetu Luoshu.

She was a direct descendant of the Kua E clan, and a direct descendant within three generations.

She was related to Kua Fu.

But she did not inherit that huge body and strength.

Passing Kua Fu's aura test was not difficult.

Hetu Luoshu...

Wei Yuan looked at the stone tablet, his thoughts surging. Then, when the monk was forced to retreat step by step by Kua Fu's pressure, he reached out and pressed on the monk's back. Dao Yan originally wanted to thank him, but when he saw that it was Wei Yuan, his expression was a little stifled, but in the end, he put his hands together and thanked him.

The giant spirit, who claimed to be Kua Fu, closed his eyes and said slowly: "If there are no other matters, then leave."

Wei Yuan raised his hand.

He smiled and said, "Then, can I take a look at this stone tablet?"

"Or is there some kind of test?"

Wei Yuan looked at him in astonishment. The Kua Fu giant spirit, who had easily forced Dao Yan back and was the true guardian of the Age of Gods secret realm, raised his eyes and looked at Wei Yuan. When he saw the Kunlun Tiannv behind him, a trace of displeasure appeared in his eyes. He looked at Wei Yuan, noticed the divinity remaining on his body, and was about to refuse, but suddenly noticed other imprints and traces.

Those were the traces left behind when the fierce god died.

The reward for slaying a god with the body of a human.

The expression in the giant phantom's eyes turned to astonishment, and then into a complex admiration.

He bowed slightly, his voice low and distant, and said slowly: "Of course."

"You do not need any tests."

"Your Majesty... please..."

ps: Today's second update... a buffer chapter. Thank you for the ten thousand reward from Dongfang He, thank you~

As for whether there will be a third update... it depends on fate, lying down, trying to secure two and fight for three.

One million six hundred and sixty thousand words, closer to the distance of three million words.